Weather Records on 25 July 1968

364 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 July 1968. Highest significance: McPherson, US.

Key Facts for 25 July 1968

On 25 July 1968, 364 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 356 daily.
McPherson set a daily record precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 25 July 1968.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

364 stations

364 station records on 25 July 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 July 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delicias (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moberly	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delicias (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Owensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Puts	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

364 records

Records set or tied on 25 July 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 174.

Records on 25 July 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 July 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 356.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

291 broken records

Margins by which the 291 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 July 1968

Top 20 records on 25 July 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 July 1968	McPherson, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1968	Lakeside, US	monthly rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1968	Brookville, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1968	Pemberton, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1968	Sidney 2 N, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1968	Yates Ctr, US	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1968	Camargo (Smn), MX	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1968	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1968	Versailles, US	monthly rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1968	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1968	Federal Pt, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1968	Bison 3NW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1968	Conshohocken, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1968	Mannington 1 N, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1968	White Hall 1 E, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1968	Madison, US	all-time rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1968	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1968	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1968	Jamkhandi, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1968	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1968. 1968 had 364 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1801	1
1832	2
1836	1
1839	2
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	4
1888	1
1889	6
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	3
1901	5
1902	15
1903	11
1904	18
1905	8
1906	13
1907	14
1908	15
1909	7
1910	26
1911	48
1912	44
1913	19
1914	28
1915	21
1916	48
1917	44
1918	91
1919	36
1920	71
1921	47
1922	149
1923	92
1924	175
1925	120
1926	119
1927	145
1928	248
1929	158
1930	367
1931	381
1932	402
1933	430
1934	968
1935	210
1936	881
1937	301
1938	343
1939	342
1940	607
1941	381
1942	272
1943	234
1944	279
1945	297
1946	432
1947	445
1948	346
1949	593
1950	451
1951	330
1952	426
1953	497
1954	427
1955	401
1956	378
1957	421
1958	376
1959	451
1960	286
1961	362
1962	756
1963	636
1964	460
1965	446
1966	456
1967	273
1968	364
1969	448
1970	387
1971	656
1972	465
1973	690
1974	589
1975	672
1976	502
1977	979
1978	501
1979	847
1980	543
1981	1,008
1982	723
1983	1,110
1984	891
1985	768
1986	1,155
1987	1,248
1988	899
1989	959
1990	984
1991	1,149
1992	799
1993	1,558
1994	1,244
1995	971
1996	1,016
1997	939
1998	1,037
1999	1,172
2000	1,261
2001	1,201
2002	801
2003	1,421
2004	1,693
2005	1,213
2006	1,679
2007	1,103
2008	900
2009	758
2010	1,678
2011	1,026
2012	835
2013	622
2014	919
2015	651
2016	661
2017	865
2018	1,115
2019	1,253
2020	538
2021	768
2022	1,041
2023	775
2024	921
2025	965
2026	1,263

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	210
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1